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Postby PennyBoy » Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:24 pm

.....here hoard bottles of wine? Thinking the other day of how much people pay for alcohol and was wondering if this would be a good idea. Now, I know many people collect wine, but I'm talking about two-buck-chuck here. If SHTF many people won't be able to buy their wine of preference, and having some two-buck-chuck on hand may go a long way. What's great about alcohol is that people drink when times are good and continue drinking when times are bad. Thoughts?
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Re: Does anyone...

Postby justoneguy » Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:46 pm

While, a lot of people, think booze is a great barter item,
I, personally wouldn't give/trade it to people when times are hard.
it can give them "liquid courage" and maybe try to take whatever else you have.
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Re: Does anyone...

Postby Tourney64 » Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:11 pm

I always have at least 6 bottles on hand. Not much but stores nice. Use it too keep the wife happy.
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Postby Thogey » Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:14 pm

I'm totally unable to hoard booze. It's impossible
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Re: Does anyone...

Postby PennyBoy » Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:33 pm

justoneguy wrote:While, a lot of people, think booze is a great barter item,
I, personally wouldn't give/trade it to people when times are hard.
it can give them "liquid courage" and maybe try to take whatever else you have.


While I agree with your comment, the way I look at it is if you don't have it to barter; someone else will.
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Re: Does anyone...

Postby PennyBoy » Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:34 pm

Tourney64 wrote:I always have at least 6 bottles on hand. Not much but stores nice. Use it too keep the wife happy.


My thoughts exactly!
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Re: Does anyone...

Postby Mossy » Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:26 am

Tourney64 wrote:I always have at least 6 bottles on hand. Not much but stores nice. Use it too keep the wife happy.

A secret hoard of chocolate and fem hygiene products would do as well for most.
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Postby AGCoinHunter » Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:45 pm

Thogey wrote:I'm totally unable to hoard booze. It's impossible



I second that.
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Re: Does anyone...

Postby ardorlan » Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:00 pm

PennyBoy wrote:.....here hoard bottles of wine? Thinking the other day of how much people pay for alcohol and was wondering if this would be a good idea. Now, I know many people collect wine, but I'm talking about two-buck-chuck here. If SHTF many people won't be able to buy their wine of preference, and having some two-buck-chuck on hand may go a long way. What's great about alcohol is that people drink when times are good and continue drinking when times are bad. Thoughts?


I would like to add on a 2nd question,
How likely is the government to outlaw alcoholic if times are bad?
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Re: Does anyone...

Postby Mossy » Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:13 pm

ardorlan wrote: I would like to add on a 2nd question,
How likely is the government to outlaw alcoholic if times are bad?

A certainty that commercial sales will be stopped, at least while riots are raging. Outlawing booze already in someone's possession? I don't think that would work very well. Bootleg laws? Actually I think meth would be the bigger problem.
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Re: Does anyone...

Postby ardorlan » Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:52 am

If commercial sales are stopped this would increase the value of alcoholic barter items greatly during that period.
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Re: Does anyone...

Postby Mossy » Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:49 am

ardorlan wrote:If commercial sales are stopped this would increase the value of alcoholic barter items greatly during that period.

Only a fool would disable himself while such activity is going on. Then again, such a fool would be willing to pay extra for booze during such times. I'd have someone large and armed keeping watch in case someone wanted a "bargain".
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